History cannot be rewritten. But history has many rewritten pages. We always see victory in one dimension and believe what we see. And we hardly see through. There may be innumerous people lost in the
chaos and shambles of history to be immortalized. And here is such an unsung symphony.
Albert Einstein, the man who never needs an introduction. Kids always admire him. Scientists ever envy him. And there was a lady who loved him truly and passionately.
Malevia Maric was an exceptionally intelligent girl born in Hungary to prosperous parents. Born with a hip dislocation she was extremely shy but very talented. Her father took immense care in getting her educated. He got her special permission to join the only polytechnic for male students. As expected she topped her class and continued her graduate studies in Zurich, Switzerland.
It was here, where she met her man of love and dreams. They were the only two who opted for theoretical physics. As time passed their dearness endeared. They learnt out of their passion to know more. Class rooms were replaced by their research on multiple facets of physics in parks. They were more passionate on each other and had exchanged names like Johnny and Dolly. But their negligence for class rooms paid. Einstein passed with 4.9 while Malevia failed with 4.
As Einstein was not financially sound, he started to work. His parents rejected Malevia due to various reasons, one not being a Jew. Malevia got pregnant and gave birth to Elsa. She took a re-exam but failed again due to these reasons. Though Einstein could not be with her, she supported her completely by heart. Soon Einstein married Malevia and also had two sons. They spoke, debated and worked on science. Through their relentless work they arrived at the greatest formulae in physics, E =mc2. They got it patented together. But post world war one Malevia’s name was removed and today the complete credit goes to Einstein.
As world wound, Einstein became the legendry scientist and Malevia as a home maker. After 16 yrs of their love for science and themselves, their bond broke. Einstein became too commanding over her and started to treat her not an equal. She was not for a divorce and hence Einstein offered all his proceedings of any possible Nobel Prize to Malevia in return for a divorce. They split and Einstein found a substitute for her but Malevia didn’t. She died alone. And now we know Einstein alone.
As she once said,
“I’m like a shell. The pearl needs the shell to grow, to be protected. But when the pearl is ready to shine it no more needs the shell.”
